block refrences itself 1

[bigplc]

i'm using autocad and im trying to insert a dh in my drawing and it says insertion point block refrences itself can anyone tell me whats going on thxs

 

[SteveSmith]

It sounds like the block has the same name as the drawing your trying to insert into. Rename the block and all should be fine.

 

[bigplc]

the block is called dh and thedrwaing is a number

 

[cadshite]

Try 'purge' and make sure you purge e'thing

 

[SteveSmith]

Does the block DH contain another block that might be the same as number as your drawing?

 

[bigplc]

purge doesn't work ahhhhhhh

 

[bigplc]

ok i figured it out thxs it was the renaming the block thxs steve

 

[DwattedWabbit]

A block can have some very strange attributes of which an ACAD user may be unaware, especially if you weren't the one who created it in the first place. I've been interested in creating blocks with attributes, but haven't had much success with getting legible instructions (that is, instructions in plain English that assume I'm not a computer whiz, which I'm not). It's really frustrating to work with a block which turns out to have several blocks within it, each of which also is made up of other blocks. It does get circular! (Or perhaps dizzying ... )